smallish Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 A lot of great B&M have a terribly boring second half. Which ones keep the action going 'til the bitter end? I think Ridder's Revenge has a nice long second half that's pretty fun. Discuss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwerling Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Raptor-most forceful helix ever after the mid course brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobcoaster Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Yeah, I would definitely agree that Riddler's Revenge has a good second half. Its actually what I would consider the better half of the ride. Good corkscrew, nice little dose of airtime, then a very intense final corkscrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Kraken at Sea World Orlando and Kumba at BGA come to mind, I love the tunnels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Riddlers Revenge, The corkscrews. Medusa (SFDK) Those corkscrews and the little helix at the end are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytoremember Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Montu I love the trench to trench corkscrews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGA29 Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Well, Top Gun at GA, but that doesn't have a MCBR. I also liked Alpengeist with the "snow" and the corkscrew/zero-g roll at the end. Raptor is great with the helix and the corkscrews. Tatsu doesn't slow down until the end of the ride. Any of the batman rides. There are a lot of B&M's that have good pacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I'd say Raptor. That's the best I've been on, at least. Chang actually wasn't bad either. Lot's of weird standup airtime. I wish I could say Patriot. That's a really nice second half, but there's no MCBR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Shiekra, short as it is. Verticle drop into tunnel, fan turn, splash down, ascent, helix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterP Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Raptor isn't my favorite B&M, but it definitely has one of the best endings on any coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRoadTripper Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Dragon Khan -Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I would say the best ending is Nitro. The drop off of the mcbr is filled with airtime in the back, and the next three bunny hills have awesome air as well. I would say Apollo's Chariot is a close second. That ride also has amazing air off of the mcbr and has some nice floater and ejector airtime on the hills following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Medusa East doesn't lack anything after the MCBR. It's on grass too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstbase11897 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Raptor isn't my favorite B&M, but it definitely has one of the best endings on any coaster. I almost completely agree with you. I've never liked the last little turn into the brake run after the helix. I think they could have added just a little more track to make that transition more comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanSe_Colombia Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Kumba, Kraken, Montu, Riddler's revenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 ^^ What's interesting about that to me is that the GP love it. I mean, I've heard enthusiasts refer to Raptor's snap onto the brake run as an engineering error, but it's been my experience that most of the GP consider it the cherry on top of the sundae, as it were. I've ever heard CP brass refer to it as a very successful feature of the ride, and as something to be imitated conceptually on other projects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b&mforever Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 ^^ What's interesting about that to me is that the GP love it. I mean, I've heard enthusiasts refer to Raptor's snap onto the brake run as an engineering error, but it's been my experience that most of the GP consider it the cherry on top of the sundae, as it were. I've ever heard CP brass refer to it as a very successful feature of the ride, and as something to be imitated conceptually on other projects! If you want good executed snapping ride a Batman. I had the best invert ride ever on one tonight in front row beating out Raptor, Alpengeist, Talon, and Montu. I guess after 13 hours of running they fly through the whole ride like no other. Don't underestimate those little beasts. The best second half after the mcbr would probably be Nitro and Apollos chariot. They are both extremely fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groteslurf Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Most of the B&M's I rode I liked till the end : Kraken, Superman Attracion de Acero, Katun, Nemesis, Silverstar. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Silver Star is still good after the MCBR, esspecially the S-turn. Superman - La Atraccion de Acero is also great, but it doesn't have a MCBR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I'd probably say Kumba - the midcourse doesn't really slow the train down much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I'll go with the 4 Busch B&Ms in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceDragon Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Nemesis is relentless... Never slows down until the very end! Same with it's sister at Thorpe, The last turns are packed with G's, they really make my feet tingle! Oblivion was a bit of a let down I guess, but I still catch some airtime on the very right hand side on the overbank... Air is just lame after the full inline twist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac1 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Dragon Khan, the MCBR barely slows it down then it is into a quick twisted drop into a 2nd very forceful loop, a forceful turnaround and interlocking corkscrews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_Rush Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Kraken at Sea World (The awesome dive drops amazing) Kumba at BGA (The tunnel is awesome and the helix is so forceful) Montu at BGA (The twistedness of this area is so fun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willski Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Nemesis is relentless... Never slows down until the very end! Same with it's sister at Thorpe, The last turns are packed with G's, they really make my feet tingle! Oblivion was a bit of a let down I guess, but I still catch some airtime on the very right hand side on the overbank... Air is just lame after the full inline twist None of those rides have MCBRs.......... The best would be Kumba or Dragon Khan. Raptor is okay after MCBR, really it only has the helix going for it, the rest is boring and drawn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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